Mount Shuksan
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| Mount Shuksan | |
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 Mount Shuksan from Mount Baker |
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| Elevation | 9,127 feet (2,782 metres) |
| Location | Washington State, USA |
| Range | Cascades |
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| Topo map | USGS Mount Shuksan |
| Type | Metamorphic schist |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| First ascent | 1908 by Asahel Curtis and party |
| Easiest route | rock/ice climb |
Mount Shuksan is a glaciated peak in the North Cascades National Park of the United States. Shuksan lies in Whatcom County, Washington, immediately to the east of Mount Baker, just south of Canada.
Shuksan is composed of Shuksan Greenschist, oceanic basalt that was metamorphosed when the Easton terrane smashed into the west coast of North America, approximately 120 million years ago.
Shuksan is often considered one of the most photographed mountains in the world. Photographs with its reflection in Mirror lake (at right) near Mount Baker Ski Area are particularly common. The Mount Baker Highway (State Route 542) is kept open during the winter to support the ski area, and in the late summer, the road to Artist Point allows visitors to travel a few miles higher.
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